Ultrasonic Infusion: Accelerated Spirit Aging

[@bobbobson4607]

You should have toasted the oak in an aluminum foil pouch in the oven at 400F for 30 minutes to an hour before charring them with the torch. Oak barrels are given this same treatment, and it is a large part of the flavor profile you'll get in your end product. It helps to balance the amount of woody Oak flavor vs the caramel vanilla stuff oak can impart, so you reduce the chance of over Oaking it.

[@SlfarrowXYZ]

Hi Hoocho, FYI - ultrasonic cleaners are also incredible tools for cleaning hydroponic parts (especially 3D printed ones). I would love to see you test that in a video!

[@Nyubug]

I came from your main channel. I got to say I'm digging this content on this one as well! Keep it up.

[@glleon80517]

I have tried this method and over-extraction from the wood is a thing. Suggestions are larger pieces of oak that are toasted then charred on two sides. The oak should be well aged white oak like the maturation sticks that Jessie from Still-it sells in his store. No heat. Air out the jars after a session since an essential part of aging is small doses of oxygen. Barrels breathe. Also, if you don’t want to buy an ultrasonic cleaner, secure a jar on a vibrating platform or shake table. A small motor with an eccentric pulley works well. You don’t get cavitation but the vibration speeds up the oak infusion. All that said, less is more with oak infusion. Cheers!

[@curioponics]

Yeah this is great. When tweaking the flavour profile of my homemade wines and meads I frequently wish I could have a homemade extract for some specific spice, root, flower or wood available. With this I can!

[@KikinCh1kin]

To be fair you can also just do extracts with vodka. Just soak the herb or whatever for several days-weeks (in the case of vanilla you can go for years) and taste it occasionally until you get the flavor you want then remove the flavoring agent. It is shelf stable and easy to pour and measure.

[@Scrambles7]

BIG DOOOOOOOOOG! Hell yeah, first ginger beer, now the big time! Very cool

[@katiewood6036]

I don't drink but I do bake. Vanilla extract in under 6 months would be great. I'll have to try it.

[@next4887]

How did it go?

[@wschlundt]

This gives me some great ideas for sure! Thanks for the great video! Now to see if I can rapidly aerate a glass or two of wine and make it taste better than it should!

[@nickpiper1925]

Love this type of video mate, keep this channel pumping as well as Hoocho's!

[@sust8n]

Nice! Great idea and good testing. Might be nice to try blending and diluting some of those extracted flavours.

[@craigparry5648]

👍 great video, I've got a small ultrasonic cleaner for gold, ill have to give it a try. I often over oak mine, sometimes it's perfect other times it tastes as your drinking a tree, I always keeping some in spirit on the chips and then topped up with more neutral and new chips. All my old chips go in big jars then the topped up with heads and tails, leave for months (sometimes), haft the time it comes out nicer than the hearts.

[@charlesbenson8677]

Nice love all the video's and both chanels watch them with my 7 month year old during quiet time

[@bobsieschannel]

I dont have a drinking , i dont have a drinking problem , well maybe a small one 😂 , this looks like a great past time to experiment with 👍

[@BitsOutTheBackFarm]

Nice one Hoocho. That Gin looks tasty. 😉😉

[@jakeg6738]

Came from the other channel. Great ideas and execution, learning a ton. Cheers for the great content

[@No_soup_for_you]

Interesting. Could you please do a Captain Morgan style spiced rum?

[@lekcom62]

Hi Hoocho what i am told is to get the best of the oak 50% to 65% is the sweet spot and next time try using coconut vinegar it is very mild when i do gin i infuse for a week the bath tube Gin from the 1920`s

[@moqo]

I am all about this. I have been watching other channels that are using oak staves but it still takes them months/years

[@mmaylin]

brilliant you defiantly gave me something to think about. Could you tell me the name of the label printer it looks good.

[@antoniosanford4675]

Wow! What a great idea! I just thought about a great experiment: using biochar in hydroponics! Have you tried it?

[@danielwan7142]

He already slurred a little at the end.. Happy guy

[@GreySectoid]

I have aged my sugar-based moonshine just by putting oak in the jar and letting it sit for a few days to a week. This method seems certainly faster, would be interesting to compare the taste.

[@CatHamster-wf5xs]

Nice 1 Mr Hoocho. Interesting way to speed up the process. Whats next bread proving in a vacuum chamber? Keep up the great work.

[@jasons-jungle]

Ultrasonic Cleaners cleates cavitations bubbles to work - these bubbles implode in the tank sending out shock waves which heat up the liquid. If you look carefully you can sometimes see the flashes of these implosions through the liquid.

[@moneyblackblood]

Great video! I was wondering if "spiriting down" the overaged spirits with some unaged spirit could help you reach a flavor you like? Another thing you could try with this ultrasonic cleaner is cooking sous vide in it. I have heard it can make tough foods tender while cooking. Making cheap steaks as tender as more expensive steaks.

[@Helen-readysteadyhome]

I dont drink alcohol but infusions of anything is pretty exciting.

[@megaflux7144]

wow.. youve done some pretty brilliant shit but i honestly think this may take the cake. i dont drink anymore but this seems like a REALLY good reason to upgrade my ultrasonic cleaner (i only use mine for cleaning parts)!

[@xiethor]

Try setting timer to zero and holding the timer power button down. I can set mine up to 99mins

[@williamhall4465]

What size ultrasonic cleaner are you using?

[@igiveupfine]

ok, so i for sure need to get one of these ultrasonic cleaners then.

[@Zahaqiel]

Try it with lime zest and mint?

[@robbchristensen1151]

Interesting. Back in the day I use to take my white dog and place JD smoke chips they make from old whiskey barrels and add them to a quart mason jar and place it into the microwave and nuke it till bubbles started to form this is just below the boiling point, then remove it, place the lid and ring on the jar which will create a vacuum and you can see the tannins pull from the wood chips. Next I placed the jar in the freezer for 24 hours and most whiskey snobs couldn't distinguish a proper aged whiskey from my express aged raw white dog. Keep learning till the day you die! Nice job brother!

[@aaronmcfee506]

Good day love your videos, what proof did you use ?

[@AlbeeSoaring]

It looks like the ultrasonic has affected the clarity of the whiskey. Whats your opinion on that?

[@sunriseboy4837]

Interesting the extra oak turned out a bit over powering. So the middle of the road number at 30 mins. seems like it's the way to go.

[@s918273]

Good video mate, curious what size unit you went for, I re watched the video but couldn't hear if you mentioned, I'm in Sydney nsw, and keen to give this a go.. even seeing if I can infuse a super shitty cheap gin to make better you know cause we can't distill our own hooch in au haha

[@AllTheGear-NoIdea]

Hey mate, this is the 10L model. If you can though, maybe find a model that has a setting that can operate longer than 30 minutes at a time…

[@trutymeproductions5478]

They make lids with screens for those jars …..just an FYI

[@epicpiggy9610]

Hey Hoocho, You mention infusing alcohol with chilli, would this work with Ginger Beer?

[@slapheadsrnice]

Very interesting! Amazing how quickly you can just do a test to find out whether a recipe works or not without it taking a month. How much does the big white spirit jar run you?

[@AllTheGear-NoIdea]

$1.70 per litre to produce

[@onlinesellertipsYT]

@@AllTheGear-NoIdeaeeeeeexcept it’s completely illegal to distill alcohol in Australia without a licence 😂

[@madjaffa]

Haha I just grabbed one of these for this exact reason. And to clean copper. Pro tip don’t be wearing Bluetooth headphones when you turn it on. Scared the bejesus outta me 😅

[@MrGeoffrey1998]

I see it in a lot of ways, I'd mostly use it with normal/cheap spiced rhum to make them my taste and better/sweeter tasting to appreciate it with mates, people i invite over etc.. just chilling, sipping etc.. But if you like getting tipsy, it can be expensive doing that every other friday night. So you could get a good but cheap white rhum as a base, do your own arrangement. Either vanilla, honey, orange peel or only charred wood barrel chips. And enjoy your multiple shots way more than straight puke memory flavored white rhum xDDD Even just to elevate your cocktails, instead of doing a mojito with white rhum, elevate it by infusing honey and vanilla, then use it for your mojitos. In the incoming months ill try that, really really curious to how it'll go ! Also if people could try : pressurized + ultrasound aging at the same time with a dual purpose DIY machine I'd be soooo curious about the result. Like a pressure chamber but with an ultrasound cleaner base

[@jeremiahbullfrog9288]

Hearing protection isn't a bad idea with that cleaner.

[@NaughtyGoatFarm]

Hey mate. What size was the ultrasonic cleaner? Is it a 10L

[@thetrudrewwilson]

Yea it’s the 10L

[@Renma1236]

Is that the 3L model?

[@WhenTigersSmoked]

What size is this cleaner?

[@Jimunu]

In your search of others doing ultrasonic aging, did you happen to come across thought emporium on youtube. I feel like you might like his channel.

[@jakub.barzdo]

Pro tip for measuring sticky/problematic things. Just place whole container on scale, zero it out then by taking some of it youll see 'minus' weight that is exacly what you just took. 0 problems, no dirty side containers, etc.

[@Drokkstar_]

Great idea!

[@reefjames6302]

Dude, we have so many of the same hobbies. Have you looked into rapid esterification with intense light and heat? I remember reading some papers on it a couple years ago. I'm also into hydroponics, electronics, 3d printing, brewing, distillation.... House plant hydroponics. This is weird internet territory but mate I reckon we'd get along IRL. I live in Brisbane also! I'd be keen as to meet up for a beer one day mate. I'm best mates with the head brewer of brewdog brewery in Brisbane too! We could meet there one day for a beer and do a behind the scenes look through the brewery if you're keen?

[@reefjames6302]

Ps I literally have the same ultrasonic cleaner from vevor, just got delivered! Though I'm using mine for cleaning parts for a business I'm starting, haven't tested it yet... But this will be on the cards for me to test too! I've got like 40L of stripped spirit in the garage to play with...

[@captnmcq]

Roast your oak at approx 400 f. in foil and try it again

[@LMGH]

Nice one Hoocho. Are you distilling your own hooch? That could make for a good video. There is a 2 part vid on my channel for making ethanol if you may be interested. Cheers.

[@AllTheGear-NoIdea]

Hard to say 😊

[@leonpjhb]

a Switchbot device would take care of the switching that ultrasonic on. Cheap and easy...

[@Quitt_Chan]

Fyi, your idea of what full char is, is not charred enough. Full char is black all over ie fully burnt

[@Clarence_13x]

Pop some whole cinnamon and black pepper, cinnamaldehyde and piperine will be missing otherwise

[@LMGH]

Real electronic chip level repairer's use ultrasonic's to clean computer components.

[@spitefulwar]

What was that? I think Scotland just rolled over... oh dear.

[@typerightseesight]

aaaand im blind.